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House Approves 'Cheeseburger Bill'

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March 11, 2004

Lawmakers in the House vote to ban any lawsuits that try to pin responsibility for obesity on restaurants. Approval of the so-called "cheeseburger bill" comes as health officials warn that obesity may soon overtake smoking as the leading preventable cause of American deaths. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

 
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